Son accused of staging El Mirage robbery

Police have arrested a 26-year-old man after he allegedly staged and reported an armed robbery at his father's El Mirage home Wednesday.

Michael Coggan told police that an undisclosed number of males knocked on the door and asked to make a phone call from the home, near Cactus Road and 127th Avenue, said Assistant Chief Bill Louis.

The men then pulled out guns and entered the home, eventually kicking in his father's locked bedroom door and making off with an undisclosed number of firearms, Coggan told police.

The father was not home during the alleged invasion.

Investigators discovered inconsistencies with evidence at the scene and took Coggan to the station for further questioning. During the questioning, he admitted he knew at least one of the robbers, Louis said.

Officers determined that the robbery appeared to have been staged and Coggan involved. He was booked into county jail under suspicion of filing a false report and interfering with prosecution.